China Focus: China's first robot PhD student embarks on artistic AI journey

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-09-21

SHANGHAI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Standing 1.75 meters tall, weighing 32 kilograms and dressed in a blue, short-sleeved shirt, the Xueba 01 embodied robot was recently welcomed as the first robot doctoral student at the Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA). Over the next four years, it will pursue a degree in the digital performance design at the Department of Stage Design. Launched by the STA and the University of Shanghai for Science and Technolo......

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